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NPR's Michel Martin considers the implications of the Kavanaugh controversy for the midterms and beyond, with Republican commentator Mary Kate Cary and former Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod.

Given the national audience for Ford on TV, Kavanaugh's scorched-earth defense may have been his only chance — the one way to prevent Republican defections and keep the White House on his side.

Lawmakers are back onCapitol Hill on Monday after an extended summer recess. Debates on gun control, prescription drugs and trade are expected, but bipartisan cooperation on those are elusive.

Former All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer remembers her friend and fellow "NPR Founding Mother" Cokie Roberts, who has died at age 75 of cancer.

Donald Trump's departure from the White House did not mean Republicans are ready to turn the page and look ahead to a world without his influence.

In the final installment of our 2021 poetry preview, we bring you books that demonstrate the incredible capaciousness of poetry — and that we hope will be sustaining company for the year ahead.

After a two-hour phone call with his Chinese counterpart, President Biden made his case for domestic investment in infrastructure, clean energy and other sectors.

With the lesson of former President Barack Obama's difficulty in filling vacancies "imprinted on his brain," his staff says, the president sees filling judicial seats as a top priority.

After their more than 3-hour meeting in Geneva, the U.S. leader said he pushed his Russian counterpart on human rights and other administration priorities.

Cheney, vice chair of the House select committee, will make a statement at Thursday's primetime hearing and lead the questioning of witnesses. Breaking with her party may cost Cheney her House seat.